The Cognitive Health Committee explores how dietary patterns, foods, nutrients and bioactive food components support optimization and maintenance of cognitive performance and mood- and emotion-related outcomes.

With a focus on health promotion, the Cognitive Health Committee advances translational nutrition research - prioritizing real world cognitive health outcomes with meaningful impact on quality of life from adolescence through older age. 

Read about our February 2024 Stakeholder Roundtable.

Read our Op-Ed on What Brain Benefits Consumers Want

The specific goals of the Committee are to:

  • Build the evidence required to fill data gaps in support of dietary recommendations or guidance related to how diet and nutrition can promote optimized cognitive health
  • Promote and/or develop research guidance and best practices, with clarity on limitations – both for research conduct and for research interpretation

Why is this important?

Neurocognitive health is central to quality of life. However, dietary guidance and food development that support the optimal brain in “generally healthy” populations is limited. The 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee explored neurocognitive health through several systematic reviews and was faced with a literature having “considerable variation in testing methods, inconsistent validity and reliability of cognitive testing methods, and differences between dietary patterns and cognitive outcomes examined,” reducing the ability to draw conclusions.

Understanding how foods, nutrients, diets and bioactive food components support optimization and maintenance of cognitive performance has potential for significant societal and public health benefit.

Overarching Themes Addressed:

  • Advancing research methods that prioritize outcome measures with real-world impact
  • Advancing research approaches emphasizing causal pathways linking diet with cognitive health

COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Balchem
Cargill
Florida Department of Citrus
General Mills, Inc.
Haleon
Kraft Heinz
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
Reckitt Benckiser

ACADEMIC ADVISORS
Emily Ho, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

Maryam Makowski, PhD, Stanford University

Linda Snetselaar, PhD, RD, University of Iowa

Hayley Young, PhD, Swansea University

GOVERNMENT ADVISOR
Cindy Davis, PhD, USDA, ARS

Publications

Alignment of Consumers’ Expected Brain Benefits from Food and Supplements with Measurable Cognitive Performance Tests

Closing the gap between science and consumers and fostering co-creative approaches to nutrition research are critical to the development of products and dietary recommendations that support realizable cognitive benefits that benefit public health.

Read more about Alignment of Consumers’ Expected Brain Benefits from Food and Supplements with Measurable Cognitive Performance Tests

Perspective: Advancing Dietary Guidance for Cognitive Health—Focus On Solutions to Harmonize Test Selection, Implementation and Evaluation

Harmonizing cognitive task selection in nutrition research, with a focus on solutions toward informing dietary guidance for cognitive health, is important to address a gap identified by government advisory panels.

Read more about Perspective: Advancing Dietary Guidance for Cognitive Health—Focus On Solutions to Harmonize Test Selection, Implementation and Evaluation

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IAFNS will present at the American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting & Expo, showcasing new work on funded projects.

Open Science Practices in Food and Nutrition Research: Advancing Transparency and Collaboration in the Field Expand

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 4:30 - 6:00 pm Central Time

Introduction: The scientific community is making a conscious shift towards transparency in science to improve trust in scientific findings. As an organization (IAFNS) that funds food and nutrition research for the benefit of public health, it is critical to adopt a strategic approach to ensure transparency and integrity in the work that is funded.

Approach: To increase the transparency and rigor of funded science, the integration of open science practices, such as pre-registration of projects and open access publishing are key. Additionally, implementation of funding guidelines to safeguard the integrity of the research record plays a vital role in shifting towards increased transparency.

Furthermore, fostering collaborations that can support new opportunities for diverse participation decreases barriers to access and participate in food and nutrition science. This includes prioritizing students from underrepresented backgrounds for participation in research fellowships and proactively reaching out to Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in Request for Proposal process.

Results: These practices have led to greater viewership of funded projects on a publicly accessible database, diversified authorship in peer-reviewed publications and increased participation in institution-hosted events. In 2023, IAFNS funded work resulted in peer-reviewed publications involving 91 authors from 49 affiliations and hosted events (webinar and in-person) featuring 148 presenters from 108 organizations.

Discussion: The cumulative efforts to increase the transparency and accessibility of food and nutrition science gives the public greater visibility and trust in the scientific findings. By offering opportunities for diverse participation, we enhance diverse ideas to tackle key challenges in food and nutrition science.

See the session details here.

Supported by: The IAFNS Assembly on Scientific Integrity

Aligning Consumer Perceptions with the Science: Can Brain Benefits that Consumers seek be Measured with Existing Cognitive Performance Tools? Expand

Sunday, October 27, 2024, 5:00 p.m. Central Time

Abstract: 552349
Format: Poster
Session: Food & Nutrition Poster Session 4

Supported by: The IAFNS Cognitive Health Committee.  

For more information on the APHA conference, click here.
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